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Oracle Linux 7 : microcode_ctl (ELSA-2025-10108)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 270867

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Synopsis

The remote Oracle Linux host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote Oracle Linux 7 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ELSA-2025-10108 advisory.

 [2:2.1-73.24.0.20250512]
 - update microcode bundle to 20250512 [Orabug: 38139038]

 [2:2.1-73.23.0.20250211]
 - update microcode bundle to 20250211 [Orabug: 37670820]
 - drop releasenote.md file

 [2:2.1-73.20.0.1]
 - don't bother calling dracut if virtualized [Orabug: 35702409]
 - also rebuild initramfs for kernel-ueknano [Orabug: 35698043]
 - ensure UEK also rebuilds initramfs [Orabug: 34280052]
 - for Intel, do not trigger load if on-disk microcode is not an update [Orabug: 30634727]
 - set early_microcode='no' in virtualized guests to avoid early load bugs [Orabug: 30618736]
 - ensure late loading fixes are present on 4.1.12-* and 4.14.35-*
 - enable early and late load for 5.4.17-*
 - enable early loading for 06-4f-01 caveat
 - remove no longer appropriate caveats for 06-2d-07 and 06-55-04

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Oracle Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected microcode_ctl package.

See Also

https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2025-10108.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 270867

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2025-10108.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 10/21/2025

Updated: 10/21/2025

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 3.8

Temporal Score: 2.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:N/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-28956

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.6

Temporal Score: 4.9

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.7

Threat Score: 1.9

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:microcode_ctl, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:7

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/OracleLinux

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/20/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/13/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-28956